Easel bracket



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EASEL BRACKET Filed July 11, 1945 IN V EN TOR. Orrie FarZ 24 5.

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Patented Oct. 12, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,451,020 EASEL BRACKET Orrie Earl Davis, Ballston Spa, N. Y.

Application July 11, 1945, Serial No. 604,465

2 Claims. 1

Thisinvention relates to brackets adapted to be detachably mounted on a step ladder and providing in conjunction with the side rails of the ladder means in the nature of an easel for supporting articles, such as storm windows, window blinds and screens, so as to facilitate washing or painting thereof, puttying windows or performing other work requiring the temporary removal of storm windows or screens.

An object of the invention is to provide a bracket of improved construction attachable at the locality of any step of the ladder and having means forming a supporting rest for the lower edge of the screen, blind or storm window.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bracket adapted to be hooked over the edges of the side rail and step of the ladder and thereby anchored in place against displacement so as to provide a firm, stable support for a screen, window or other article.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a step ladder bracket for supporting storm windows, screens or the like which bracket is formed in improved manner from wire, is of relatively simple and economical construction and is adapted to remain securely in proper position when mounted on the ladder.

Other objects of this invention will appear in the following description and appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts in the several views.

Fig. 1 i a perspective view of a step ladder upon which is mounted a pair of brackets constructed in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially through lines 22 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the brackets illustrated in Fig. l.

Before explaining in'detail the present invention it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, since the invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or carried out in various ways. Also it is to be understood that the *phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose Of description and not of limitation.

The supporting brackets of my invention are adapted to be detachably mounted on a conventional step ladder A, such as shown in Fig. 1.

rails l0 and II.

The frame of the step ladder comprises the usual front side rails H3 and ii connected together by a suitable number of steps 12. The rails it and H are hinged at their upper ends in the usual manner to a pair of supporting struts 63.

A. pair of brackets B are utilized for support ing a screen, storm window or the like at the locality of any one of the steps i2 of the ladder and these brackets are identical in construction, as illustrated in Fig. 3, with the exception that they are reversely formed so as to be attachable to the left and right-hand rails l0 and H of the ladder. Each bracket 13 is preferably formed from a single length of heavy gauge wire. The shank of the bracket comprises two longitudinally extending sections [A and I5 adapted to rest upon the upper surface of the step l2 when the bracket is mounted in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The wire sections I4 and it are twisted together at It; the section Hi beyond the twisted portion l6 being formed with a hook I! and the section [5 being extended beyond the twisted portion IE to form a hook it]. The hook I! comprises a portion Ila bent laterally sub stantially at right angles to the shank and terminating in a return bent portion l'ib extending substantially at right angles to the portion Ha. The hook l1, which is thus formed lies substantially'in the plane of the section 14 and i5 of the shank. The hook l8 comprises a portion I8a bent downwardly at approximately a right angle to the shank and this portion terminates in a rearwardly bent portion I8b extending substantially at right angles to thedownbent portion 3a of the hook. At the opposite end of the bracket the portions l4 and S5 of the shank are integrally joined by a loop E9 which is bent up to provide an abutment or stop adapted to be engaged by the lower edge of the storm window or screen and constructed to hold the ame in properly supported position.

The left and right-hand formed brackets B are mounted on the step ladder in the manner shown in Figs, 1 and 2 with the shank of the bracket resting upon the upper surface of the step and against the inner face of one of the side The hook ll fits around and embraces the rear edge of the side rail and the hook I8 is hooked over the rear edge of the step. The storm window or screen C may then be supported firmly upon the two brackets with the lower edge of the screen engaging the upright abutments [9 which lie a suitable distance in front of the side rails l6 and l I so as to permit the upper edge of the screen or storm window to be tilted back against the side rails. It will be seen by virtue of the hooks l1 and I8 which extend in planes at right angles to each other and which are hooked around the rear edges of the side rail and step that the brackets are anchored in place against displacement in either a lateral direction or a downward direction. In view of this construction, therefore, it is impossible for either bracket, after it has been properly positioned on the step ladder, to shift out of supporting relation to the screen, storm window, sash or other article mounted thereon.

I claim:

1. A bracket adapted to be detach'ably mounted on a step ladder for supporting a sash screen or,

the like, comprising a single length of wire bent upon itself to provide two shank members terminating at their inner ends in two angularly related hooks adapted to embrace the adjacent rear edges of a step and a side rail of the ladder, said shank members being adapted to rest on said step and terminating at their outer ends in an upstanding abutment positioned outwardly of said rail in front of the ladder.

2. A bracket adapted to be detachably mounted on a step ladder for supporting a sash, screen or the like, comprising a length of wire bent intermediate its ends to provide an upstanding looped end forming an abutment engageable by the lower edge of the sash, screen or the like, said REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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